Entries Tagged as 'nerve damage'

It has been 8 days since Travis has been Methadone free. The last 8 days have not been easy for Travis but he is taking things one day at a time. While Travis has been dealing with the Methadone withdrawal he has also been tapering off of his Neurontin. Less than a month ago he […]

So much has been going on in our lives I do not even know where to start. Travis is currently in the MEB/PEB process, in civilian term this means that he is in the process of being medically retired from the military. It also means that he must attend different classes as well as additional […]

Today we traveled up to Stanford. Travis saw his neurosurgeon for the first time since the summer. He gave Travis’s progress a “B+”. He said that he expects Travis’s eye to come back to normal. He also expects his forehead to wrinkle again. Overall, the appointment went well. We saw an MRI pre-surgery and compared it […]

Since last week Travis has not been feeling too well. He describes to me that there is a lot of “tingling” and pain on the left side of his face, he has had many headaches, and he has been worn out. He goes through these stages. Some days you would never know anything was wrong […]

Now I know that this is going to sound funny but Travis’s nose feels like an ice cube. Not just right now, but ever since he had his first surgery. If I touch his nose it is freezing and it kind of feels wet. I think it is due to nerve damage. It also runs […]